Annette Ineichen was looking after Brier because the child's mother, Tracy, was in jail. Usually, the mom would get regular updates on her baby daughter from her mother but after a week of not hearing from them, she worried that something could be wrong.

Because she was so dehydrated, she could not even cry as she was unable to produce tears, Anthony later told police.

Wondering where the grandma was, he was alarmed to find that she had collapsed on the floor in the bathroom. Clearly, she had passed away days prior and from the looks of things, it was due to natural causes.

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Anthony immediately called the police and Brier was quickly taken to the nearest hospital where she was treated for severe dehydration and malnourishment. She soon began getting stronger. Anthony said:

Every day she got a little stronger, a little bit better. She’s coming back to her natural self. She’s smiling and laughing.

It's frightening to think of what Brier must have had to go through for so many days. But thankfully, this story had a happy ending.